Hi folks, the 2nd Sigmund Minisode is now available as a free DLC. c: It’s similar in length as the 1st one (around 20 min), but it’s a tad more. . . important, plot-wise. Still, if you haven’t played the 1st, I suggest doing that before this one (here).

If you own a Steam or GOG copy of To the Moon, the 2nd minisode should already be auto-updated into your account/folder. (For Steam, install the DLC and get there by right clicking To the Moon from Steam library -> Properties -> Local Files tab -> Browse Local Files)

It’s currently the Windows build, but the Mac version should be coming shortly, with the Linux to follow sometimes this week (made possible by Ancurio’s porting tool, as well as Ali for the help with the Mac build).

Hope y’all enjoy it!

*Note: Pressing F12 restarts the game, so be careful!

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With this minisode finished, I’ll be going back to work on Finding Paradise (i.e. episode 2). The idea for it has actually been brewing for quite a while now, so I think I know exactly where it’s going.

While it does have ties to A Bird Story (the patient is the boy in ABS all grown up, after all), I don’t think it ties in a way that I’ve heard most folks speculate — and there won’t be any overlapping scenes from ABS in Finding Paradise. Sometimes I feel like A Bird Story was actually meant to be released after episode 2. . . but that’s just a passing thought; only time will tell.

Anyhow, take care for now, folks — and as always, thank you for the support!

(P.S. For those who asked, yup, seems like we’ll be restocking on the music boxes.)

]]>http://freebirdgames.com/2015/02/18/sigmund-minisode-2-released/feed/117Steam Cards and physical Posters/Prints are now availablehttp://freebirdgames.com/2014/04/09/steam-cards-and-physical-postersprints-are-now-available/
http://freebirdgames.com/2014/04/09/steam-cards-and-physical-postersprints-are-now-available/#commentsWed, 09 Apr 2014 01:23:54 +0000http://freebirdgames.com/?p=1463]]>Hey guys, just a quick heads up that upon your requests, TtM Steam cards (+ profile backgrounds, badges, and emoticons) are finally up and available.

Here’re some samples — Badges:

Cards:

Profile Backgrounds:

and Emoticons:

Furthermore, Alisa Christopher, the artist who created the artworks, has now put up a couple of the artworks for sale as prints. She agreed to donate 10% of the profit to charity; and Freebird Games will be match the donations up to $1000. [The current charity of choice is ASAN — Autistic Self Advocacy Network.]

]]>http://freebirdgames.com/2014/04/09/steam-cards-and-physical-postersprints-are-now-available/feed/20(To the Moon) Holiday Special Minisodehttp://freebirdgames.com/2013/12/31/to-the-moon-holiday-special-releas/
http://freebirdgames.com/2013/12/31/to-the-moon-holiday-special-releas/#commentsTue, 31 Dec 2013 15:48:33 +0000http://freebirdgames.com/?p=1380]]>Heya folks. I spent the past month making this Holiday Special for those who enjoyed To the Moon, and I’m happy to say that it’s finally done! Here’s a mini-sode featuring Dr. Watts & Dr. Rosalene. c:

(Also included in the Steam & GoG downloads, though you need to manually go to the folder to open it.)

The minisode is just about 20 minutes long, and is meant to be played front-to-end in a little marathon, as there is no save feature (or menus, for that matter). It takes place around the holiday season, at the local branch of Sigmund Corp where Eva & Neil are employed.

The whole thing is pretty lighthearted (including a nod to Johnny’s story from To the Moon), so don’t expect much drama. c: Although, it does touch on a notable aspect of their job that I avoided to show in To the Moon, as it would’ve distracted from the main story then.

It’s not much, but I hope you guys enjoy it! Consider it a free DLC, heheh.

If you could help spread the word to others who’d played To the Moon and let them know that this exists, it’d be much appreciated as well!

Lastly, I also wanted to take this opportunity to say something about A Bird Story.

I know it’s been repeatedly delayed, and I apologize for that. To be honest, I don’t really know when exactly it’ll be finished. . . It’s not that long of a game at all, but there are things in it that I’m just still trying to figure out. It’s also something that means a lot to me personally, and I don’t want to compromise how it turns out.

All I can say is that a lot has been done for it already, and that it will be finished when it’s ready; I will try my best. In the mean time, thank you all for your patience and understanding — I hope you enjoy the holiday special, and the occasional snippets I post on places like the forum, Twitter, & Facebook. c:

I’ve added a couple more preview tracks to the –A Bird Story– OST, however; and you can also download the new tracks from the minisode from there (free, of course).

Happy New Year everyone, and thank you all for your support! I’ll try to get the Steam version patched up with the new release later today (only the English version is available for it right now, since it’s fresh out of the oven).

TO THE MOON

Chapter 1

Knock, knock.

No one answered.

It was windy atop of the cliff. Especially so, considering it hanged just above the ocean. The sun has long set; a chilly air stream has started to rush in, colliding with the quaint little house that stood near the edge of its suspended platform.

At its door were two white-coated figures. They weren’t wearing uniforms — it just so happened that they wore the exact same white overcoats on that very awkward workday. The one in the front raised her arm again, brushing the badge that read “Dr. Eva Rosalene” resting against her chest.

Knock, knock.

It was barely audible from the outside through the crashing waves a hundred feet below, but someone must’ve heard it this time. The faint piano music from inside the house ceased, and a call was heard.

“Ma, they’re here!”

It was the voice of a child, and that bothered Dr. Rosalene. Not because she disliked children, but because she knew that there also happened to be a dying man inside.

In fact, it has been a while since she knocked on the door of a house that didn’t have a dying man inside. Three weeks, to be exact. Three weeks ago, it was a dying woman.

She never came to save them.

“We should wear cloaks and carry scyths,” her colleague often joked. At least she hoped it was a joke.

And on this particular occasion, this co-worker happened to be standing right next to her, carrying the equipments that made their jobs possible. His name was Neil Watts. Or, as he prefered it: Dr. Watts. It gave the ring of a mad scientist or a super villain, only neither mad nor super, and not even remotely witty.

He sneezed and pushed up his glasses.

Dr. Watts liked his glasses. More specifically, he liked how they shielded his eyes from the curious glances of nosy strangers. When the clerks from the glasses shop offered him anti-reflexive coatings for his lens, he raised an eyebrow and marked them crazy.

“How much would it cost to add an extra-reflexive coating?” he had answered in a matter-of-fact tone. In the end, he walked out happily wearing a pair of one-way mirrors. They were heavier than usual and slipped down quite often, but they were worth it.

He pushed up his glasses again.

“Not a bad place to retire at, huh?” Dr. Rosalene remarked, tapping her feet. Not that she genuinely felt like having a conversation; it was just a nice relief to hear something apart from the monotonous on-goings of the crashing waves and whistling wind.

“I could do better.” Dr. Watts gave a quick glance and shrugged. “Nightshifts: love ‘em or hate ‘em?”

“You know the answer, you stupid owl.” She knocked on the door again impatiently. The chill was starting to settle in by now; she stepped closer to the house, shielding herself from the wind with its walls.

“It’s probably going to be an all-nighter, y’know.”

“I know.” She scowled. He was teasing her and she knew it. If he does it one more time, she told herself, she was going to tell him to shut up.

The wind continued to howl, and the door they waited on remained unbudged. If there were any aproaching footsteps to be heard, they would’ve been drowned out by the loud roars and clashes from the tides down below.

“. . . And I doubt they’d have any coffee–”

“Shut up.”

She began tapping her foot again as she briefly eyed the light leaking out of the second-floor windows.

“. . . And the ocean will sing lullabies. . .”

“Not through your blathering they won’t.”

Just then, there was a flash of shadow beneath the doorframe. They turned as the door clicked from inside and opened, pouring out a warm spectrum of light. A woman and two young children stood at its door way.

“Dr. Rosalene and Dr. Watts, I presume?”

“. . . I didn’t pay for this name tag to be presumed.” Dr. Watts muttered under his breath.